INREV appoints three new board members

INREV’s management board has appointed three new members, following approval from the association’s membership at its annual general meeting on 1 June. Joining the board for the first time are: Amilcar Grot, Achmea Investment Management Keith O’Donnell, ATOZ Jaap van der Bijl, Altera Vastgoed Grot (pictured, left), who joins as an investor representative, is a senior portfolio manager in the international real estate unit at Achmea Investment Management. Prior to this, Grot worked as a senior portfolio manager at Blue Sky Group. He is a longstanding INREV member and was previously chair of the INREV due diligence committee, and a member of the INREV investor advisory council and is a regular presenter at INREV events. O’Donnell (pictured, centre) brings more than 30 years of experience in the international tax industry. A founding and managing partner of ATOZ, O’Donnell was previously chair of INREV’s tax committee and played an active role in the development of the Code of Tax Conduct module of the INREV Guidelines. He is also chair of the ALFI Tax Commission, and vice-chair of Digital Europe’s tax committee. Van der Bijl (pictured, right) has been chief executive of Altera Vastgoed since November 2016. Prior to this, he worked for three years as managing director for investor relations at Syntrus Achmea RE & Finance, as senior head for Northern Europe at AXA Real Assets from 2008, and director of investor relations at Achmea Vastgoed from 2002. He was previously chair of the INREV due diligence committee and is also a member of the INREV fund manager advisory council, and the INREV operational real estate committee. The appointments come as Catherine Martougin from Baker McKenzie, Ilkka Tomperi from CapMan and Thomas Brown from LGT Capital Partners all step down from the board, having served the maximum of two, three-year terms. INREV chief executive Lonneke Löwik said: “We have been working with Amilcar, Keith and Jaap for several years, and have greatly appreciated their expertise and input into various INREV committees. Their knowledge across due diligence and tax will undoubtedly be invaluable to our management board during this period of ongoing transition for the industry. “I very much look forward to working with them all in their new roles on the board. “I would also like to thank Catherine, Ilkka, and Thomas for their outstanding contributions and unwavering commitment to the management board over the last six years.” To send feedback, e-mail julia.cahill@eg.co.uk or tweet @EGJuliaC or @EGPropertyNews Photos © INREV